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  1. LivingAlone

    New, scared and saying hello

    I have thought about getting a roommate. I do have a spare room. At the moment, I use it as a study/guest room/art studio. I used to paint in my spare time. Used to. And once upon a time I was able to supplement my income with that. Not possible now. I've never heard of AirBNB but will look into...
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    My life is being stolen

    Hi Willow. And thank you. This is the first support group I've joined. Figured after a year and a half of trying to deal with this on my own, it was time to start finding other people who could relate to what I'm going through. Honestly, I'm scared to death of what the future is going to hold...
  3. LivingAlone

    Greetings from the Canadian Maritimes :)

    Another Canadian here. Originally from the maritimes but living in the capital. Suffering from the chronic pain of both Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid Arthritis. My brother (who has a medical marijuana prescription) has, on occasion, given me brownies and cookies that he made from the oil. They...
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    rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, tramadol and cymbalta

    Hi Jeff. Like you, I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia too. Tested positive for RA about a year and a half ago. The Fibromyalgia is a recent diagnosis - a week ago - but I think I've had it all along. My Rheumatologist has prescribed Tramadol and Duloxetine. So now I'm taking those...
  5. LivingAlone

    My life is being stolen

    Oh anna42, my heart goes out to you. I find it a struggle just to look after myself. I can't imagine how hard it must be to try to look after anyone else on top of that.
  6. LivingAlone

    New, scared and saying hello

    Thanks Lou38. I don't feel that it's so bad that I should give up work completely. Actually, that's part of the dilemma. I am not always so bad that I can't work. And I want to continue to work. The problem arises during those times that I can't. And it varies. Some weeks, I'm fine (or my fine...
  7. LivingAlone

    New, scared and saying hello

    Thank you Sagey. I'm in Canada and from what I've been discovering my options aren't very promising. It seems as though I have to choose between my health and my independence. I have benefits through work and can go on long-term disability. However, that means trying to living on half of what I...
  8. LivingAlone

    My life is being stolen

    You know, I thought it was hard enough finding out that I had Rheumatoid Arthritis a year and a half ago. It was hard to wrap my head around all the pills that I needed to take just to slow the disease and manage the pain. It was hard to give myself weekly injections. It is hard to continue to...
  9. LivingAlone

    New, scared and saying hello

    Hi. I am 56 and tested positive for Rheumatoid Arthritis approx a year and a half ago. However, last week, my Rheumatologist told me that he believes that I also have Fibromyalgia due to the severity of the pain I've been experiencing. The only part of me that doesn't hurt (every second of...
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